London Gatwick Airport Parking Investment Phase 3

London Gatwick
Airport Parking Investment
Phase 3
Proven
Airport Parking
Investment Opportunity
Offering
Up To1 12% Returns
Direct Parking at Gatwick Airport
“The UK needs more capacity at both Heathrow and
Gatwick. It will be good for jobs, for the economy,
it’ll be good for competition, it’ll be good for the
travelling public.”
Sir Richard Branson KBE
...arguably the world’s most successful entrepreneur
“The attraction of UK commercial real estate is that
you get capital growth and income return.”
Matt Oakley
Head of commercial property research for Savills
DIRECT PARKING
AT GATWICK AIRPORT
PROVEN INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY - 5
HIGH YIELDS & CAPITAL GROWTH - 6
ABOUT HELP ME PARK - 7
ABOUT MEET AND GREET CAR PARKING - 8
ABOUT COPHALL PARKING - 9
THE MASTER PLAN - 10/11
FACTS AND FIGURES - 12
LONDON GATWICK KEY OBJECTIVES - 13
INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS - 14-16
PRICE LIST YEARS 1 & 2 - 17
PRICE LIST YEARS 3 & 4 - 18
PRICE LIST YEARS 5 & 6 - 19
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS - 20-22
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PROVEN INVESTMENT
OPPORTUNITY
Park First is the name behind a unique commercial property investment
opportunity designed to meet the needs of today’s savvy investors. We
believe it’s low risk and highly profitable, with a low entry level which
makes profiting from this lucrative asset accessible to all.
Park First is proud to have acquired over 8 major car parking companies at UK international
airports.
Never before have single parking spaces at London Gatwick International Airport been available
to buy – traditionally, only the super-rich could invest in entire car parks.
Airport car parking provides higher yields than other traditional buy-to-let investments. The
scale of popularity and the rise of interest in car park investments are exemplified by the global
market size, estimated by Frost and Sullivan to be $100 billion.
Investors worldwide understand the need for airport car parking which is a simple and
extremely profitable concept. With many car parks operating at full capacity on a daily basis,
this investment is proving as popular as it is lucrative.
Book a Visit Today - come and see how it all works!
Let us Meet and Greet you to show you where you will be
investing, how the car parks operate and why this is such a
popular opportunity.
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HIGH YIELDS &
CAPITAL GROWTH
Investing in established car parks at the UK’s busiest airports makes
perfect financial sense for investors worldwide. Airport car parking
has long been a highly coveted investment and Park First are proud to
make it accessible to all with individual spaces available to purchase at
London Gatwick International Airport from just £25,000 each.
Single or multiple car parking spaces are available
to purchase which provide a fixed rental return
within the first two years of 8% per annum.
All parking spaces carry with them title deeds,
registered in your own name or that of your
company at the UK Land Registry.
London Gatwick Airport is expanding rapidly,
like most major UK airports. The airport’s future
growth is assured by the massive developments
in global air travel that we are seeing every day.
Long-stay car parking at London Gatwick Airport
is an excellent commercial property investment
and a lucrative way to diversify your investment
portfolio.
Investment under management value: £79,390,000
Number of car parks: 4
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ABOUT HELP ME PARK
Park First has purchased car parks in close proximity to London
Gatwick Airport.
Park First is proud to have acquired Help Me Park which is one of the oldest and most recognised
airport meet-and-greet car parking companies with more than a decade of experience in
customer service excellence.
Operating long stay car parking spaces right next to the airport, Help Me Park has been servicing
the airport for more than a decade, parking thousands of cars every year and leading the way
for customer service excellence.
Established in 2005 by business partners Barry Babister and Sean McCarthy, Help Me Park is a
recognised brand airport customers know, love and trust to take care of their vehicle while they
jet off on business trips, short breaks and holidays.
Part of the Approved Parking Scheme, Help Me Park is also Park Mark approved for customer
peace of mind and is listed as a preferred partner on the official London Gatwick Airport website.
Help Me Park is the preferred parking firm for leading hotel chains serving London Gatwick
Airport including Sofitel and Hilton.
Park First is the driving force behind Help Me Park, working in partnership with the airport car
parking experts to enable our investment customers to profit from this amazing opportunity.
Park First and Help Me Park are changing the face of UK airport car parking with a round the
clock service, luxury fit outs, 24/7 CCTV, high spec security systems and sophisticated online
booking software promising customers a premium service from start to finish.
Investment under management value: £40,640,000
Number of car parks: 3
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ABOUT MEET AND
GREET CAR PARKING
London Gatwick’s off-airport car parking services run predominantly
on the meet and greet format.
Help Me Park’s team of experienced drivers are well presented in smart uniform. Drivers
meet customers at the relevant London Gatwick Airport terminal to drop off their car – from
here, drivers carry out a full check on the vehicle, recording photographic evidence before
transporting it to one of our secure car parking sites.
Upon return to London Gatwick, customers receive a
text message from Help Me Park when they land to
notify them how to facilitate the safe return of their
vehicle. They are advised to call a dedicated mobile
number when they have collected their luggage in order
for a Help Me Park driver to greet them at a meeting
point right outside the terminal to hand back the keys
to their car.
Smooth, stress-free and safe service of the highest
quality on time, every time whatever the weather.
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ABOUT COPHALL
PARKING
As Park First continues to expand, we have now acquired Cophall
Parking, an award-winning family business with three decades of
experience in sophisticated car parking solutions at Gatwick Airport.
The Park First team is still responsible for the investment
side of the business, while Cophall’s experienced team take
care of all car parking operations on the ground.
24/7, 364 days a year, Cophall provides premium parking
services at affordable rates, focusing on fantastic service
with no hidden charges and no extra administration costs,
just award-winning service with a smile.
PARK AND RIDE
Our stylish minibuses run around the clock to transport our
customers right to the terminal. Speedy check-in with us means no waiting. If we’re not already
there on your return, a quick call will see us arrive within minutes.
MEET AND GREET
Cophall’s valet parking service operates from both Gatwick terminals. A highly trained and fully
insured member of our team will meet you at the terminal to pick up your car and transport it
back to our Park Mark approved, safe and secure car parking locations.
As you arrive back at Gatwick, we’ll meet you right outside with your vehicle.
Investment under management value: £38,750,000
Number of car parks: 1
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THE MASTER
PLAN
London Gatwick Airport is the world’s busiest single runway airport
with more than 38 million passengers in 2014 and 41 million annual
customers expected in the next three years.
All UK airports are experiencing heavy passenger
traffic as we travel more frequently – London
Gatwick has seen more growth than most since
it opened in the 1930s as an aerodrome. The
airport as we now know it opened in 1958 with
just 186,000 people travelling through in its first
year.
Now the UK’s second busiest airport and Europe’s
leading airport for point-to-point flights, London
Gatwick accommodates 60 airlines serving more
than 200 destinations in 90 countries. At peak
times, up to 53 aircraft movements occur every
hour. The airport boasts 21,000 employees and
contributes £2 billion to its regional economy
every year. Just 28 miles south of London with excellent transport links, it’s quicker to get to
London Gatwick than any other London airport from central London.
The 2012 London Gatwick Airport Master Plan shows the airport simply does not have the
capacity for 38 million plus passengers travelling through annually.
There are just 24,000 long-stay car parking spaces to cope with huge customer demand set to
outstrip supply by 20%.
346 check-in desks
30 minutes from London Victoria
143 Aircraft stands
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THE MASTER
PLAN
London Gatwick Airport flies to more destinations than any other UK
airport with approximately 38% of its passengers travelling to the
airport by car.
Top international destinations include Barcelona, Dubai, Copenhagen and Geneva with the
airport seeing a total of 255,711 aircraft movements between 1 April 2014 and 31 March 2015
passing through 346 check-in desks.
Since 2012, London Gatwick has seen a £1 billion expansion plan with management reportedly
spending £1 million a day on improvements to enhance the customer experience.
London Gatwick Airport is owned by a group of international investment funds, with Global
Infrastructure Partners as majority shareholder. GIP invests worldwide in infrastructure assets
with $18 billion worth of assets under management.
The airport serves 47 of Europe’s top business destinations, with one in five passengers
travelling on business.
London Gatwick is the ideal place to invest with Park First. Premium spaces at the UK’s busiest
airports are a solid investment capable of producing high income returns and strong capital
growth. Investments of this calibre are in short supply and very high demand.
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FACTS AND FIGURES
40 MILLION
Number of passengers that travelled through London
Gatwick Airport in 2015.
100,000
Over 100,000 passengers fly from London Gatwick
Airport every day
41 MILLION
Forecast passengers by 2030, set to increase to 44
million by 2050
News update - ahead of target, 41 million expected to
be achieved by 2016
24,000
The number of long stay car parking spaces at London
Gatwick Airport
532,000
Passengers using off airport meet and greet car parking
at Gatwick every year
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LONDON GATWICK
KEY OBJECTIVES
KEY OBJECTIVES
Deliver the best passenger experience
NEXT £1 BILLION WAVE OF
INVESTMENT:
World-beating check-in area
Help airlines grow
World’s largest self-service bag drop zone
Increase value and efficiency
Protect and enhance its reputation
Build a strong environment, health and
safety culture
Develop the best people, processes and
technology
£30m security area in 2016
£21m departure lounge
30,000 sq/ft new retail space
£10m upgrade to North Terminal border
zone
INVESTMENT IN MAJOR
IMPROVEMENTS
15 state-of-the-art e-gates to cut queues
London Gatwick’s owners have invested
more than £1 billion in airport improvements
since 2009. It is now the UK’s best connected
airport offering a premium service to
customers with new long and short haul
destinations added every year.
£185m project to construct new Pier 1
£80m reconfiguration of Pier 5 facility
IMPROVED PASSENGER EXPERIENCE
Faster check-in times – 96% of passengers
through security within five minutes
Family and reduced mobility lanes
British art installations
New shuttle service
Better retail and dining facilities
HARRODS
London Gatwick’s extensive retail
landscape includes a prestigious Harrods
store. The largest single unit in the airport,
Harrods’ 6,200 sq/ft South Terminal store
attracts aspirational global travellers with
luxury brands like Longchamp, DKNY and
Michael Kors.
Gary Wilson, head of buying for Harrods’
airport operations said: “Gatwick is
marketing to that international customer
and there is a customer who comes
through this airport who wants to buy
product at this level.” Harrods department
stores are a British institution with a rich
history at the heart of UK retailing dating
back to 1834.
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INVESTMENT
HIGHLIGHTS
LONG STAY MEET AND GREET SECURE AIRPORT CAR PARKING WITHIN CLOSE
PROXIMITY TO LONDON GATWICK AIRPORT
Help Me Park has more than ten years’ experience operating long stay meet and greet car
parks at London Gatwick Airport.
Park First has acquired Help Me Park and Cophall Parking and is the driving force behind these
successful parking companies. With the London Gatwick meet and greet experts in charge of
day-to-day operations at established sites in close proximity to London Gatwick Airport, Park
First is proud to be the first to release single spaces at affordable rates to investors.
CAR PARKING SPACES WHICH HAVE BEEN SERVING GATWICK AIRPORT FOR OVER
15 YEARS HAVE NOW BEEN RELEASED FOR SALE
Car parking specialists Park First have created a rare opportunity in the investment sector – a
low cost, high yielding investment product.
Part of the Group First network of property companies, Park First offers investors the chance
to purchase a long-standing space from £25,000, with fixed yields of 8% in years 1 and 2 and
projected yields from 10% for year 3 onwards.
Never before in the history of UK air travel have single car parking spaces been available for
sale to investors until now. As single car parking spaces have lower minimum investment levels,
this is an investment product accessible to all.
INVESTORS RECEIVE A £12,500 UPLIFT FROM DAY ONE
Each Park First car parking space is subject to two independent valuations by the Royal Institute
of Chartered Surveyors. These valuations are available to view on the Park First website,
www.parkfirst.com. To ensure Park First customers enjoy a minimum 25% rise in capital growth
from day one, we offer car parking spaces vastly below market value.
Multiple car parking spaces can be purchased using one Land Registry title deed to save on
completion costs on larger property investment portfolios. Our average investor purchases
three car parking spaces.
RESALE STRATEGY WITH A 25% PROJECTED PROFIT ON INITIAL INVESTMENT
Park First will assist to re-sell your parking space, at your request, at any time during your
ownership subject to a 5% resale fee. We will market the parking space at a minimum 25%
above the initial purchase price to potential buyers to ensure we obtain the best possible price
for your investment.
Airport car parking spaces in such a premium location are in seriously short supply. If you
choose to sell your parking space at any point during your ownership, we anticipate there will
be huge demand from other investors, owner-occupiers who frequently fly, airport staff, pilots
and airline employees or even corporate companies who wish to utilise the space for their
employees.
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INVESTMENT
HIGHLIGHTS
MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
Park First is delighted to put in place a guaranteed two-year lease for every investor’s car
parking space upon completion.
Following the expiry of this lease, the parking space automatically moves into a management
agreement with Park First. This means Park First will always manage that space as long as the
investor wishes for us to do so. Investors are free to break this agreement should they wish.
They can choose to manage the space themselves easily, or appoint another agency to manage
it on their behalf. Park First cannot break the agreement.
This mechanism is designed to offer investors security and flexibility.
ESTABLISHED MARKET WITH FIXED RETURNS AND PROJECTED INCREASES IN
RENTAL INCOME
The past decade has seen phenomenal growth in air travel as it has steadily become quicker,
cheaper and more convenient to passengers.
With combined fixed returns of 16% for the first two years of your investment and a 25% rise
in value, investors are off to a fantastic start with a 41% initial return.
At the same time, we are offering end users a competitively priced product which is safe and
secure. The Park First car parking investment product is designed to benefit all.
AIRPORTS ARE CREATING THE FASTEST GROWING DEMAND FOR PARKING
THROUGHOUT THE UK
Airport parking in the UK is officially the most expensive in the world and has seen incredible
growth in the past 10 years with no sign of demand slowing down. Airport car parking is the
only type of parking product which is paid-for, where demand continues to soar and prices
adapt to stay competitive.
Direct Parking is proud and excited to be in the unique position to release the first genuine, giltedged, low entry level airport parking investment available anywhere in the world.
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INVESTMENT
HIGHLIGHTS
NO VAT CHARGED ON RENTAL INCOME
Park First’s investors are not obliged to charge VAT to their tenants (under current UK law)
unless their income from the rentals exceeds the threshold (currently £82,000* p.a.), whereas
the large national car parking companies must charge VAT. This way the investor is always able
to offer tenants a lower and more attractive rental deal.
AIRPORT PARKING IS SET TO BECOME THE HIGHEST YIELDING AND SHOW THE
FASTEST CAPITAL GROWTH OF ANY BUY-TO-LET PROPERTY
In 2015, London Gatwick Airport saw a total of 40 million passengers travel through its doors.
The UK is now the second largest commercial property market in the world, accounting for 18%
of all global transactions.
As a tangible asset, parking spaces are a stable investment even in times of general market
instability as they tend to change in value independent of financial markets. Property assets
are not usually subject to wild price swings and their value will never fall to zero, unlike other
types of investment.
*Figure correct as of September 2015.
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PRICE LIST
YEARS 1 & 2
Based on an 8% fixed return per annum.
Returns for years one and two can be paid annually. Projected returns thereafter are paid in arrears.
Figures are shown for illustration purposes. All agreements are subject to contract.
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PRICE LIST
YEARS 3 & 4
Based on a 10% projected return per annum.
Projected returns in years three and four paid in arrears annually or quarterly. Rental review in year
three produces projected 10% return.
Figures are shown for illustration purposes. All agreements are subject to contract.
Commercial real estate represents an important
element of the asset allocation process but is
difficult to access directly, with high
barriers to entry and exit.
Morgan Stanley Capital International
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PRICE LIST
YEARS 5 & 6
Based on a 12% projected return per annum.
Projected returns in years five and six paid in arrears annually or quarterly. Rental review in year five
produces projected return of 12%.
Figures are shown for illustration purposes. All agreements are subject to contract.
Commercial real estate offers diversification,
income, inflation protection and expected
capital appreciation over the long term.
Morgan Stanley Capital International
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FREQUENTLY ASKED
QUESTIONS
What is the capital cost?
The market valuation of one car parking space is £37,500. Investors are offered the property
at a discounted rate, making the wholesale price just £25,000. We believe airport long stay
parking spaces are the most cost effective parking facilities producing the highest yields on
the market today. Multiple parking spaces can be purchased using one land registry title deed
which saves on completion costs on larger property investment portfolios.
What rental income can I expect?
The first 2 years assure an 8% per annum rental income. This is then predicted to rise to over
10% p.a. in years 3 & 4 and then surpass 12% p.a. in years 5 & 6.
Is there a single title deed?
Yes, as with all UK property purchases you will receive the ‘Title Deed’ registered in your name
at Land Registry after completion.
Is this a leasehold or freehold property?
Parking spaces are sold as a 175 year long leasehold property (Banks consider anything over
100 years just the same as owning a freehold).
What about security?
All car parks have excellent security alarm systems, ANPR and the latest CCTV. Your parking
space can be accessed 7 days a week. All car parks have secure access entry and exit systems
and are always manned for investors peace of mind.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED
QUESTIONS
How many parking spaces are there per site?
Direct Parking’s car parks can vary in size from 100 up to 4,000 parking spaces. All of our car
parks are located in well populated areas close to major airports and city centres, and they can
be seen from the main roads or motorways by potential customers.
Do I need to use a solicitor to prepare the leases?
Our in-house commercial agent will prepare a license agreement for tenants to sign
and therefore no solicitors are (legally) required. This makes the process simple, fast &
straightforward, although you are welcome to use your own legal advisors or commercial
agents if you should choose to do so.
Can I sell at any time?
All parking spaces are purchased as a private commercial property investment. Investors are
free to sell, let or manage their own spaces at any time using any agent they choose.
Can I easily resell my parking space?
Yes, you can re-sell your parking space at any time and selling your property couldn’t be simpler.
Park First can market your space upon your request. We believe that because your property
is so competitively priced when purchased, they will make a very attractive sale proposition to
new investors in the future. We also expect that many end users will wish to purchase their
own parking spaces, if they are frequent flyers/tenants, this then becomes more cost effective
becoming a personal investment opportunity.
There are 30 million drivers in the UK, many of whom use
their car each day for commuting to work, transporting their
families and carrying out social activities.
RAC Report on Motoring 2012
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FREQUENTLY ASKED
QUESTIONS
What costs will I incur when my parking space is let?
A 15% management charge will be deducted from the rental income received along with the
service charge for the property. The annual ground rental charge is also payable. Full details
of all these charges and the rental returns are outlined on our current price list. All percentage
returns are quoted after management and service charges have already been deducted. Please
refer to the price list within this brochure for a full detailed breakdown.
What costs will I incur if my parking space is vacant?
You will incur no management or service charge fees if your parking space is empty. The only
fee you will incur is a small annual ground rental payment.
Where do parking spaces fit within my investment portfolio?
We believe most investors are driven to keep the property investment they have purchased
and carry on receiving the rental yield produced for years to come. This means only a very
limited number of parking spaces per site will ever come onto the resale market thus creating
a high sale value and demand for the future.
A parking space is a long term asset backed income generating commercial property, which has
excellent projected capital growth. Parking spaces underpin and help diversify any investor’s
future investment portfolio.
With more than 60% of people opting to drive to the airport
for their holiday flight, parking is big business.
International Parking Institute
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Direct Airport Parking Investment Ltd
ADDRESS:
My Buro
20 Market Street
Altrincham, Cheshire
WA14 1PF
TELEPHONE:
+44 (0)161 820 4956
FAX:
0161 332 8350
VISIT OUR WEBSITE:
www.directparkinginvestment.co.uk
EMAIL US:
info@directparkinginvestment.co.uk